Windmill-power plant.



W. P. BRETT.

WINDMILL POWER PLANT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1905.

Patented July 28, 1914,

W. P. BRETT.

WINDMILL POWER PLANT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1905.

Patented July 28, 1914-.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

W. P. BRETT.

WINDMILL POWER PLANT.

,APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 21, 1905. 1,105,021 v Patented July 28, 1914.

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heaviest that the windmill is capable of To all 'whom it may concern:

NITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE;

= WILLIAM 1P. BRETT, or nnoa'rnn, m nus.

"-mnmitm wm r m Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. BRIE/1'1, a citizen of the United States, residi'n at Decatur, in the county of Macon and btate of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inv Windmill-Power Plants, of which the following is a specification;

My. invention relates to novel constructions andcombinations of windmill parts and otherspecial devices in operative .connection therewithwhereby the windmill and the devices actuated thereby may be so adj usted asto be automatic in every detail of their operation, covering a range of Work that is exacting as to speed regulation and embracing all loads from'the lightest to the carrying, automatically takin up only such load as may be most economlcally handled by'the wind force prevailing at the time, and automatically taking an inactive position when the worli to be done is finished or' the wind force is not suflicient to carry eco-.

nomically the lightest load with 'which the windmill-may be connected,"'andI the objects of this invention-are, first,'to' providemeans whereby a" series of power utilizing devices of varying capacities may be automatically operated one or more than one at a time according as the wind force varies, the li hter loads Y during the lighter winds an the heavier" loads during the time of the stronger winds; second,'.to provide means whereby. various devices j'may be located at different positions either in' the upper -or lower portions of the windmill tower 'or at any desired distance therefrom and be-actuated :by the windmill "and? be I automatically controlled by a conttoller device which is'so ositioned as to be responsive to wind forces of substantially thesanie'degree of :force as those actuating-q the windwhe'el third," to provide means whereby diiferehtrmachines or'g'roups of devices unlike initlieir nature and operation may be actuatedby the same windmilheachi machine or groupbeing au tomatic in operation and antomaticallyvbp:

\ era-tiveindependent' ofsthe others o'r'in-unison therewith; "fourth, to provide 'a Wind'- inilli o wer plant whereby the" power Walk able n diflerent velbc'ities-ofwind may be economically. utilized" int the generation,

' storage-anduseof gelectricity yand fifth, to

of parts embodying all otthe necessary devices for a complete windmill power plant suitable for automatically supplying sub- Specifidatioii'ofletters Patent. 1 Patented July'28,"1914. I Application filed Januaryai, 1905. Serial No. 242,171. Y

stantially all modern conveniences, dependcut on power, to isolated residences and vilthe.novel details in the construction, ar-

lages. I attain these objects by means of rangement and operation of the several I parts of the mechanism which will be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter when read in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part thereof,- and wherein only. some of the preferable embodiments of the invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration.

portions that are essential to show the main features oficonstructio'n and operative rela ,tions of the several parts of a windmill In the drawings Figure 1 is a. view of the-- power plant of the character above described; Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are enlarged views Figs. 1 and 21; Fig. 5, shows two views of oneof-the'weights 11, 35 or 36 of Fig. 1';

of parts of the swivels WV and W, shown in Fig. .6'is a"view.-of. a piston, cylinder and connecting rod which are adapted in con nection with an inclosed tankto automatically. stop the pump when the required pressure has; been-attained; Fig. 7 ,is a view of the brake wheel =10? "as seen when looking inthe direction indicatedby the arrow 9 in Fig..1;'*-Fig. 8, is an=enlarged view of'the brush controlling device 54 in Fig. l Fig. 9, is Ia front view of the windwheel and governor, parts being broken away Fig. 10, 'is an enlargedfrontview of a portion of the wind-wheel showing a part of one of the sails standing in -its inactive-position, and shows the manner in which. it is pivoted between the tension or anchor rods 66; Fig. 11, is a sideview of a device for convertingireciproeating into a substantially regularrotary motion, parts being broken away; Fig, l2, 'is a; view-of; a modified form of the ratchet portion o'fi'the device shown in Fig. 11; Fig. 13.} isa-sectiOnaPVieW on line la-a of Fig. 11 with-thepant 47'aswun'g around so as to be partially'shown sectionon this line, .th'i's-gfigure' also? shows-,partsnf, wheel a3 and the -'specialdevices for driving-it; Fig.

14,*i's. a :viewbf the windward side of the sail'=3'5' of'fthecontroller deviceshowl in the upper parts of Figs. 1 and Fig. 15, is a side view of the controller device shown in Fig. 1 and is represented as standing in substantially a vertical position; Figs. 16

and 17 are views of another modified form of ratchet mechanism that may be used in-.

stead of the corresponding mechanism in Fig. 11; Figs. 18 and 19 are enlarged views of the automatic pump actuating devices 18 and 18 shown in the lower portion of Fig. 1; Fig. 20, is a top View of the part 20 of Figs. 1, 18 and 19cand a side view of a portion of the upper part of the pump plunger shafts 19 and 19; Fig. 21, 1s a View of a windmill head similar to that shown in Fig. 1, in connection with three independent controller devices and means for their practicaloperation; Fig. 22, is a side view of an automatically operated switch for making or breaking-an electric circuit; Fig. 23, is,

I 25, is a miniature view showing how by means of quadrants, reciprocating motion may be transmitted to a great distancewith but slight loss of power and converted into rotary. motion 5 Fig. 26, is a side view of a counter shaft and automatic belt shifter; Fig. 27, is a side view of a magnetic clutch and Fig. 28, is a side View of a. friction clutch governor for regulating the speed of a dynamo or other devices. Similar letters and figures refer to similar and corresponding parts throughout the several. views.

The main frame or turntable of the windmill head comprises the 'incasement parts 4, 4: and {1 which are so constructed and united as to form a complete inclosing'incasement for the bearings of the main power .tran'smit-ting members of the windmill head as shown in Figs. land 21, this main frame is secured to the tubular pivot mast 14 which has vertically separated bearings in the upper part of the tower in which it is adapted to rotateor oscillate about a verti 'cal axis. The power transmitting .mechanism of the windmill head comprises the wheel shaft 13, the crank disk 13, the pit;

carry't'he'skeleton andsail-portion of theman 13", the crosshead l i, and the tubular reciprocating shaft 9 all connected sub- I stantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 21. On

the shaft 13 the hub portion 62' of the windwheel is rigidly secured and is adapted to wheel substantially as shown in parts in Figs. 1, 9 and 10, in which 64'" are tension spokes secured to the hub 62 and outer rim 6 5; 64" are turnbuckles for giving tension and rigidity to the spokes and rim; 65" is an inner rim suspended concentric to the rim 65' by means of the rods 66 and the adjusting nuts 66 (see Figs. 9 and 10); 2, 2' and 2" are wheel sails provided with the cross bars 66 and 67 by means of which in connection with pivots 69 they are pivoted to the rims 65 and. 65 substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 10. The wheel is preferably made up of several sections of sails each of which comprises three or more sails, and aseachsection is a duplicate of the others it is considered necessary to illustratebut one of said sections as shown in Fig. 9, and to simplify the illustration in Fig. 1 there is shown but one sail, the center one of the group of three that are shown in Fig. 9, with the parts connecting the same with the governor of the windwheel. The cross bar 67 of each sail is provided with the clip or projection 7 0" (see Fig. 1) which adapts the several sails of each section of the wheel to be connected together by means of links as 71 in Fig. 9 so that when the center sail of the sectionis oscillated the rest of the sails of the section will oscillate in unison therewith. The governor shaft 37' extends throughthe tubular wheel shaft 13 and carries the governor on its outer end and the brake wheel 10 on its inner end, and with the governor and brake wheel is adapted to rotate with and to 0s cillate independent of the shaft 13. The brake wheel 10 is provided with the elongated aperture 71 through Which the wrist-pin 72 is adapted to extend, this slot being of such length as to permit the brake wheel to oscillate independent of the crank disk and windwheel to the extent that when it is at one extreme of its range of action it will cause the governor-to hold the Wheel sails full in the wind and when at the other extremeit will hold them full out of the wind.

72 is a hub or central portion of a spider and is so mounted as to rotate therewith and to be capable of oscillation independent of either or both the governor shaft 37' and the wheel shaft 13, and is provided with as many arms 38' as there are sail sections in tsewindwheel, each of which is connected preferably, with the center of its respective sail section by means of a bar or link as 39. Thegovernor comprises the two oppositely extending arms 37 which are made rigid with the shaft 37 'and' carry at their outer extensions the pivoted parts 38 which carry the extensions 01. upon which are adjustably fixed the governor sails 1, these sails being secured to the casting 1' which also serve as governor weights.

The wheel sails 2, 2' and 2" are normally, held *full in the wind by means of the springs 12" (see Figs. 9 and 10) which are at the other end to the outer end of the cross bar 67. The connecting parts or links 38 connected at one end' to the rim 65" and and 39 are of such'len'gth as to hold the part 38 at right angle to the arm 37 when the sails of 'the wheel are full in the wind;

and the governor sails 1 are so adjusted on the extension at as to at all times stand edgewise to the wind and as they revolve in light winds while the wheel sails are full in the wind only an edge is presented to the resistance of the air, but during the time of stronger winds the-speed of the wheel is ,such that the sails 1 and weights 1 are caused by centrifugal force to overcome the tension of springs 12, more or less, and to swing outward on the pivots 73 thus presenting the broad side of the sails 1 more or less to the resistance of the air as they revolve at this increased'speed and this increased air resistanceacting in connection with the momentum and inertia of tlfegovernor parts establishes a working condition of the governorthatis very sensitive in its responses to variations in wind forcesiand loads. And by reason of the forward movement of the windwheel the sails 2, 2, and 2" will be turned out of the wind 91: to their inactive positions when the brake wheel 10 is held against rotation by means. of the brake 10; this brake may be set at option and held so permanently if so desired by means of cord 8" in the construction shown in Fig. 21, and'by means of either of the cords 8" or 82 in the construction shown in Fig. 1; the securement of either of these cords'at the limit of its downward movement will cause the sails of the windwheel to be held in. their inactive positions as more fully described hereinafter.

A preferable means for transmitting the 7 power of the windwheel fromhigh towers is shown in Fig. 1, in which the main parts of the tower are shown as broken away showing only such parts as are necessary to exhibit the attachments of the power transmitting and controlling devices. This main power transmitting mechwindfnill head describeed above and the walking beams or levers 15 15 and 16;

the lever 15 is preferably pivoted near the top of the tower to a swinging link D which is pivoted at one end to some rigid portion of the tower, and the reecipro-,

cating shaft 9'is. pivoted at its lower end to the lever 15 by means of the vertically 'apertured trunnioned swivel D. The levers 15" and 16 may be anchored at any suitable distance below the lever 15 and be actuated .thereby by means of the wires or cables 15 whichare pivotally attached to the ends of the several levers and extend vertically from one to'the other, and thus constructed and mountedthe windmill is adapted to actuate a variety of devices as above outlined and more fully described hereinafter.

' I In connection with the windwhe el, governor, and power transmitting mechanism I provide an automatic Ucontroller device shown in operative position in connection with Fig. 1 and detached in Figs. 14: and 15 in which 6 is a mast pivoted at the point 33' and is carried by the steering vane bracket 5 of the windmill so that it will always swing on the pivot 33 in a direction substantially to or from'the-wind; 33" is a part 'Inade rigid with the mast 6" near the pivot 33 and is in the form of an arc of a circle concentric with the pivot 33 and to which the pulI-out or controller cord 8" is attach-ed at the point 35 from which it is made to extend through the aperture in the part 9 of the incasementyover one of the sheaves, 9 and downwardly through the brake lever 10 andthe tubular shaft 9 and is attached at its ower end to the lugv 79 ofthe swivel W which through the medium of the lever 11", cord 12 and lever 11 is adapted to actuate the weights and devices connected therewith as is more fully described below. By means of the weight 34: and cord 8 and weight 11 with their connecting parts the mast 6 is normally held substantially in the position indicated in solid lines in Fig. 1. At the upper part of the mast 6". is the pivotally. mounted weighted sail 3 which is adapted in connection with suitable wind forces to causethe mastt) to swing back to thaposition indicated by the broken line in Fig. 1 and \thereby raise lever 11 for the purpose more fully set forth hereinafter.

In Fig. 21 there is shown a modified form of controller device comprising the three 'masts 6, 6, and 6 to each'of which there is attached an independent controller cord either'of' which may be attached to and I caused to automatically control the action of any of the power utilizing devices substanreason of insuflicient wind, to economically operate the windwheel, the weight 11 through the medium of levers l1 and 11 and cords or wires 12 and 8 causes the mast 6 to take its normal position as shown in solid lines; the eye. in the brake'lever 10 being suthciently large to permit the cord to slide freely therethrough so that as the wind increasesin force so as to cause the sail 3 to carry the mast 6 farther back the cord will not raise the lever more than enough to stand clear of the wheel. this lever being normally held' clear of the brake wheel by the spring '12" when there isno force applied to the lower portion'of cord 8.' but when the weight 11 is suspended by this cord the brake will be set and the wheel held against rotation, the weight 11 and sail 3 being so proportioned and adjusted that the lightest wind that will economically carry the smallest load to which the windmill is connected will cause the mast to swing to the leeward and draw the cord 8 causing itto raise the- -weight 11 and free the brake wheel '10 when the spring 12 (see: Figs. 9 and 10) will cause the sails of the wheel to take an active position and through the medium of the and 18 which are each provided with a series of holes corresponding to like series of holes in the beam 16 so that the bars 16' and 16" may be so connected as to give any desired stroke to suit the pumps 17 andg17' which are connected so as to be actuated thereby;

the reciprocating ends of levers 17 and 18 are preferably bifurcated as shown in Fig. 18 and are connected to and adapted to actuate the automatic pump controlling frame or crate devices 18' and 18 by means-of the links or short'connecting bars 19, the pump rods 19 and 19 standing between and in line with the links and extending through a vertical aperture in the bottom of the frame and is provided-with a rigidly fixed collar 20 against which the bottom of the cage bears to actuate the pump rod onits downy ward stroke; and the upper portion of the pump rod is provided with the oscillating collar 20 which is mounted with an easy working fit between the shoulder 20 (see Fig. 20) of the pump rod and the collar 21,

and is adapted to be actuated by means of the arm 21 and cord 21'. so that the lug or projection 22 (see Figs. 18, 19 and 20) will ,stand' vertically above the end 22 of the pawl 22" when said pawl is in a vertical position which is the only positionin which it will actuate the pump rod on the upWard. stroke; the distance between the shoulder 20 and lug 22 is such that when the cage is against the shoulder 20 the end 22 of pawl 22 will pass under the lug 22 with a close working fit so that when the lug and pawl are in this position the pump rod, willbe caused to reciprocate with the cage; the arm 21 is connected to the cord 21 intermediate its end portions which may be extended to any desired distance and be attached at one end to a weighted bell crank lever as 23 and at the other end to another bell crank lever 23 towhich is attached a float 23" which is suitably anchored in a tank as 24 into which the water from the pumps is caused to flow, 23 being sufiiciently. buoyant to raise the weight of lever 23 as the water raises in the -'tank and turn lug 22 so that pawl 22 will not engage it when the tank is as full as is desired. Automatic actuating cages or devices 18 and 18 for actuating r pumps 17 and 17' are substantially duplicates one of the other, and by placing the.

bell crank levers 23 and 28 a suitable distance apart two or more pumps of the same or of different sizes may be controlled by the same float and weighted lever whether the pumps reciprocate in unison or not by having a separate cord attached to the arm 21 of each pump controller as 21 for controller 18 and 24c for 18".

r As far as controlling the amount of water in the tank is concerned it may as well be done by means of a stationary part of the cage as by means of the pivoted ,pawl22 as the oscillating collar 20 is automatically actuated for and accomplishes that purpose, but it is desirable at times to have automatic means for putting into action either a small or large pump or both at a time hence the pawl 22 which is adapted to be actuated by the cords m and 25 which are attached to the endless cord 25' at the points 25 and 26 and the cord 25 is secured to the end of the lever 11 between the two sheaves 26 and 26- and also to the eye 27 of the segment or multiple switch lever 27 and passes around the sheave 27- so that any reciprocating motion of the lever 11 will cause the cord to oscillate or travel back and forth in its path as outlined by the positlons of the sheaves that it is made to encompass, and as the lever 11' is raised by the action of the wind on the starting and stopping sail 3 as above described it will cause the attaching point 25 to move toward lever 27' and impart a like motion to the cord w which is attachedio the two cords 28 and 28 at the point 28" which pass through the cages 18 and 18" and are yieldingly anchored to the pawls 22 of their respective cages and are united and attached at the point 29 to the cord 25 which extends under sheave 29 and is attached to cord 25' at the point 26 as above stated so that the raising of the lever 11' places the pawls 22 in position for actuating the pumps 17 and 17' whenever the windmill goes into action and the pumps will be operated unless the tank is full and the float 23 has swung the collar 20' so that the lug 22 stands to one side of the position of the pawl, in which case the pump rods will be pushed to the lower limit of their range of action and the cages will slide freely on the pump rods until the water in the tank is sufliciently low to cause the endof the pawl '22 position as above described.

w is a short shaft in cross section of slightly larger dimensions than the upper surface of the lug mounted in a vertical aperture throu h the part of the cage that is. directly above the lug 22 when it is in position to engage for actuatingthe pump, and 'w is a flange on collar the uppersurface of which is even with the upper surface of the lug 22 so that it matters not what position the collar 20 is turned to the shaft w will be pushed to its elevated position in the cage as shown in Figs. 1 8 and 19 when the cage is at the j lower limit of its range of action but when the cage is at its upper limit of its range o'f-action. the, shaft w will fall of its own weight so as to occupy substantially "the serviceposition of the lug 22 and extend enough therebelow to arrest the movement of the pawl22 should the controller start to move it'to service position when the col-Q lar 20 is below thelevel of the upper end of the pawl; a nd the cords 28 and 28 may.

' be elastic and of suflicient tension to move the awls 22 without stretchm 'or they may e non-elastic and be rovide with the springs 29 and 30 (see F1g. 19) which are attached at their adjacent ends to the pawls and at their outer ends to the points 30' p and 30" respectively, the cords, preferably,

being encompassed by the springs which are of a very yielding nature-so that but very little force is requircd'to cause them to yield. The object of this yielding connection to the pawls is to enable the windmill to automatically operate the small pump during very light winds and thelarge one or both during the heavy winds; 31 15 a removable stop which is adapted. to be placed. in the aperture 31' as shown in Figs. 1, 18 and 19 and is to arrest the pawl 22" in its movement causing it to stop in the proper place *"for actuating the pump, and the attachment .of the respective pawls to the cords-28 d 28 is such thatthe pawl of the small; pump will strike'the stop 31 at the termination of the firststart-in'g; motion of the lever 11 which is the resultof the action of'the sail or'starting'vane 3 when acted upon .by the ,lightest wind-that will economically operate the mill and the small'pump, and the pawl for actuating the" larger pump will stand-in, theposition shown 1n Flg. 19 un- I til thewind -issuificiently strong to'operate the larger ipump or fboth together as may begdesiredrg Y V Thesailportion 3. of the controller is r I tioned to the weights 35 and 11 that it will remain in that position until "there-is suflipreferably 'ivoted, at the points 31 to zontal' center line 0 the sail surface and the weight 32 attached to the lower part Pu i 22 and is reciprocallyv 8" down through the mill and tower where the end of it-may be loosely secured for .hand manipulation or it may be attached to the float 23" so that the mill as well as the pumps will be put out of'action by the float when it is deemed to use the windmill for pumping purposes exclusively. Drawing this cord 32 downwardly will turn the sail .3 with the top edge to the windward and while in this position the weights 11 and 35 will set'the brake 1O regardless of the wind force prevailing at the time.

The mast 6" is provided with the grooved segment 33" to which the cord 8 is attached at the point 35 so that it is acted upon by aunifO rm length of-lever throughout its range "of action, this cord 8" extends down through the windmill and tower and is adapted to actuate the lever 11 and the pump and other device controlling cords as above described; to the lever 11? is secured the adjustable weight 35' and the cord- 36 which has the weight 11 secured to its lower end, .the cord 36f '.;passin through the central opening of'the we1ghts35" and 36 (see Fig. 5 and all of the weights 11, 35" and 36 are suspended from'the bar 36" by means of the cords 37 substantially as shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the cord 36 being of such length as to permit the weight 11 to descend to the position shown in broken lines wheel sails in their inactive position and the lever 11? and weight 11 at the lower limit of their range of action the mast 6 will stand at an incline to the windward substantially at\ the angle indicated by thebroken line 39 in Fig 15 and by the solid lines in Fig. 1' and the sail-3 will by reason ofthe weight 32 and the slackness of the cord 32' maintain a vertical position substantially" broadside to the wind when the water tank is not full, and being so proporcient' force of wind/to economically, operate the windmill and the lightest load to which it is attached, which in t'hlscase 1s the small pump 17 which is put into action as above described, and when the Weight 11 is raised until it rests against the under side of the weight 35, the next one there-above, the movement of the mast 6 will be arrested until the force of the'wind is sufficient to raise this weight also, this weight being such that the sail 3 will'be held in this position until the larger pump may be also economically operated when the furthermovement of' the lever 11' upwardly will cause the larger pump 17 to be operated by swinging the. pawl 22 into the vertical position which is accomplished by the controlling cords 28 and 28 as above described which holds the pawls against the stop pins 31 in both cages, in which case both of the pumps will be in operation at once; when it is desired that only one of the pumps is to be operated at a time the pin 31 is removed from its position in the small pump controller and then the pawl 22 will be carried past the line of travel of the lug 22 when the larger pump is put into operation, this may be done with economical results when there is not suflicient wind to operate both pumps but enough to operate the larger one, and when the wind force recedes and is not strong enough to opcrate the larger one the smaller one will be automatically put into operation and will continue in action as long as there is sufficicnt wind to economically operate it; thus it is seen that by means of a multiplicity of weights any desired number of loads-of Various sizes may be automatically handled. by the one controller mast and substantially all of the available power of the windmill economically utilized up to that developed by the strongest wind in which it may be de sired to have the mill operate, and when the danger point'is approached the sails of the Windwheel will be automatically put into their inactive position and held there until the wind force recedes to a safe stage; this automatic stopping "in the dangerous wind velocities being accomplished by the button 10 striking the lever 39" which is pivoted at.

the point 40 and is connected to the brake lever 10 by the bar 40 which depresses the brake lever and causes the fans orsails of the windwheel to: turn edgewise to the Wind as above described. The total of the weights to be raised by the cord 8" being such that the last weight will be raised up against or' near the under side of; the rigid bar 36- from which they are suspended :when the brake 10 is set and the dangerous wind velocity attained, and after this stage is attained the force of the wind by virtue of the greater sail surface on one side of the pivotal line of sail 3 will cause the sail to turn to the leeward by raising the weight 32 thus partially breaking the wind force acting againstthis sail in case of a verysevere storm, and as the wind recedes the windmill will automatically take up the largest load first and in order the lighter ones until there is not suificient wind for profitable operation when it will again automatically take its inactive stand. It is also evident that any desired number of machine controlling cords may be attached to the endless cord 25 and automatically controlled there by and that such machines may be located at any desired distance from said cord 25 and be made to operate in rotation as the pumps do and at whatever stage of its operation, upon the receding wind force the mill will be caused to take up the next lighter load and so on down to the stage of wind velocity at which the windmill will go out of action; and it isal'so evident that a system of walking beams orlevers and quadrants like the exhibit in Fig. '25 may be substituted 'for the cord 25 and the numerous attachments of other controller cords may be made either to the leversior to the wires or cables connectin them.

When a multiplicity of controller masts are used as 6, 6 and 6 as shown in Fig. 21 instead of the one as above described the leewardlone should be attached to the. lightest load so as to move out of the way of the others and the operation of each will be similar to the operation of the one just described with the exception of the button 10 which should be supplemented with another button 10 which is to be attached to the cord 8 of mast 6 which acts upon lever 39 to put thewheel out of action in the dangerous the shaft 42" which'are shown in the enlarged views in Figs. 16 and 17; inFigs. 11

and13 this ratchettmecha-nism is shown as carrying a modified form of ratchet and the shaft 42 of which is mounted in the bearings 43 and 43 (see Fig. 13) and carries the pulley 43", but aslshowriin Figs. 16 and 17 the ratchet incasements 41' and 41" inclose.

separateratchet disks which actuate and cause the shaft-42 to turn with them in one direction but which turn freely on the shaft iin the opposite direction and as both are 3 madeto actuate the shaftin the same dl'rection and the connecting bars 40" and 41 having a range of action that is less than one half of a circle described by the pivot polnts et2 and 42 the two .bar's are caused to reciprocate on opposite sides of the ishaft 42" and as both grip so as to actuate the shaft 2 shown in Figs. 16 and 17 the drivers are in in the same direction one will be impelling the shaft on the'downward and the other on the upward. stroke thus imparting to the shaft an approximately continuous rotary motion, as the roller ratchet grips at the instant of the reversal of the motion of the bars 40 and 41 with substantially no lost held to a practically uniform motion by means of the momentum of the heavybalance wheel 45 (see Figs. 1 and'll) which is driven by the strong belt or chain 45 from the pulley 43 acting on the small pulley or pinion 46 which is rigidly secured with the balance wheel 45 on the shaft 46 thus giving such motion to the wheel 45 that it and any mechanism that may be driven therefrom will have a substantially regular and uniform motion. The interior of the ratchets 41 and 41 will be understood by a reference to the details of the modified forms shown in Figs. 11 and 13 in which 46 is a disk rigidly secured to the shaft 42 having a plain circumferential face and. is embraced by the two drivers 47 and 47" which are pivoted onthe shaft 42 at the opposite-sides of the disk and have the interior recesses or cavities which have the surfaces 4-7 inclined toward the face of the disk 46- in the direction opposite to which it; is intended to rotate, and between this inclined surface and the disk face is a roller as 48 for. each of the cavities with springs 48 abutting against the rollers so as to cause them to impinge between. the said-incline surfaces and the disk face when the carriers or drivers are moved inthe direction carrying thesprlngs before the rollers thus causing the drivers to firmly grip thedisk and shaft carrying themtogether with it, but'when the drivers move in the direction carrying the rollers before the springs the springs'yield slightly allowing the rollers tomove so as not to impinge between the said surface and 'disk leaving, the driver to move freely .without carrying the disk with it; in the form shown in these figures the two drivers embrace and actuate the same disk substantially as shownin section in Fig. 13 and in side view' in Fig.

11 with portions broken away. In the form thepform of incasements each entirely inclosing its respective disk which maybe en tirely surrounded by a number of equally spaced spring actuated rollers; and. it-is also gage said teeth in one direction and to passover them in the opposite direction. With eitherof these 1 devices, it is readily seen,

that the reciprocating motion of the'walking beams may be converted into a substantially uniform and steady rotary motion in the balance wheel 45 after the wind has increased to the velocity to which the governor of the windwheel isset to act, but prior to the time at which the governor, will act the motion of'the balance wheel 45' will fluctuate more or less with the motion of the windwheel and to economically utilize this fluctuating motion in the generation of electricity or in other uses exacting in speed regulation, I provide an independent clutch governor. as illustrated in Fig. 28 in which 49 is a loose pulley on shaft 49" which is mountedin bearings 49 and 50 and may be either an extension of the armatureshaft of a dynamo or a part of a counter'or'line shaft as conditions may require, but in this specification will consider it an extension of the armature shaft of the small dynamo 50' in Fig. 1; 50 is a cone clutch member axially'slidable on the shaft 49' and adapted to carry the shaft with it in its rotation, and by meansof the centrifugal force of the. governor weights 51 is adapted through the medium of links 51 and 51" and suitable connections to be drawn from its engagement with the loose pulley 49 with which it is normally engaged by means of the governor springs 52 which draw the weights toward the center of'the shaft to which their carrier 52'1is rigidly secured so that the cone surface of the member 50 engages the corresponding surfaces of the pulley '49, the tension of the springs 52'being such that the weightswill respond to their "centrifugal 'force only when the proper speed for the dynamo .has been attained, at which speed;v

they cause the disengagement of the clutch members and prevent the shaft 49 being driven-at a higher-rate regardless of -the speed of the pulley 49,

Referring again to the device for converting reciprocating into rotarymotion in Fig.'

1 the belt 52". is actuated by'the balance wheel 45 and drives the armature shaftof the large dynamo 53 which carries the large pulley 5 3" which by'means of the belt 53 drives the small dynamo 50 through the I medium of the clutch governor above descr1bed and. show'n in Fig. 28; the large dynamo 53 is provided with a special automatic brush controlling device, shown onan enlarged scale in Fig. 8-in which 54 is a lever ivoted at the oint 54: and is adapted to be oscillated by the bar 54 which is pivoted to the lever end 55 and is pivotally connected to one arm of the bell crank lever 55 (see Fig. 1) which is adapted to be actuated by the controller mast 6 through the medium of the lever 11" and cord 56, this cord 56 being slack enough not to actuate the lever 55 until the proper wind force prevails, the lever 55 is also shown as connected to the arm or lever 55 of the rheostat or automatic controller 56 which may be economically employed in various ways in starting small motors that may be located at a distance from the generating plant. By following the line of connection from the walking beam 15" it is seen that the small dynamo 50 will start as soon as the windmill does and it is designed to be economically operated by the lightest wind, that the controller will. permit it to be actuated by when the Windmill operates a generating plant alone, and as the wind increases in force or fluctuates the speed of the armature is controlled by the clutch governor above described and shown in Fig.

28. This governor dynamo is designed to utilize the lighter wind forces that frequently prevail for considerable periods of time when there is not suflicient force to cause the windwheel governor to act, as it is very wasteful of power to hold the speed of the wheel down to such velocities only asmay be attained in the lightervwinds, and the small dynamo can furnish sufiicient current for light service of various kinds; the lever 54 of the brush controller for the large dynamo is provided with the two bars 56" and 57 which are pivotally connected therev with and are slidably mounted in apertures through the brush holders 57 and 57 and are provided with the shoulder portions 58 and 58 which normally bear against the arms 58 and 59 and hold the brushes clear of the armature as shown in Fig. l,"thus relieving the armature shaft of all resistance so that it may be economically utilized as a counter shaft from which the small dynamo 1s driven and the connections to the controller devices are so adjusted that when I which is designed to be in automatic con-- there is suflicient wind force to economically;

operate the large dynamo the automaticcontrolling mechanism will be actuated as ,above described causing the lever 54 to take the position shown in Fig. 8 and the brushes to bear upon the commutator thus automatically putting the larger dynamo into serv ice.

59 in Fig. 1 represents a storage battery nection with the generators so that when it is fully charged it will be automatically cut out or disconnected by a magnetic switch or other means similar to the switches above described and 59" are terminals of circuits for electric lights or other purposes, and in Fig. 22 isshown a means by which an ordinary switch may be automatically actuated so as to make or break the circuit connected with a magnetic clutch or other electrically operated devicesfor actuating or controlling machinery, and Fig. 23 shows one view of a multiple switch a View of which is shown in Fig. 1 with the eye 27 of the lever 27" secured to the endless cord 25 so that it is actuated by said cord in its operation as above described. In this switch three sets of terminals are shown 4;, 'v and o of which 4,) is the terminals of the circuit carrying the lightest load and which will be closed by the first movement of the controller when the mill is put into action, and the weights 11, 35" and 36 are so spaced that each step in the movements of the controlling apparatus will terminate with the lower portion of the lever 27 in contact with the terminals of the circuit or load corresponding to the prevailing wind force; Fig. 24 is a view of a modified form of the multiple switch lever 27 in which the lever is provided with. three contact parts 76, 76' and 76 that are so spaced as to register with the terminals 4), o and o and these contact partsare insulated one from the other as shown at 77 in the part 76 so that three different and independent circuits maybe controlled by one switch and so manipulated automatically that either one, two or all three may be put in service at. a time according as wind and work conditions determine, thus it is seen that the cord 25' may be connected with a great variety of devices that may be so apportioned and adjusted as to utilize substantially all of the power available working the wheel with the sails substantially full in the wind whether the wind be heavy or light.

' Fig. 26 is a view of a counter shaft with tight and loose pulleys and a belt shifter which is adapted to be actuated by either of the controller cords described above as conditions may warrant.

Fig.5 shows two views of one of the weights 11, 35 or 36 which are so constructed that they may be put in place or These cords may be of any desired length and provided with as many buttons asthe nature of the work will require, and by having a variety of sizes of plates it is seen that any contingency that may be confronted in the way of load variation may be met successfully without having to climb to the Flgi 6 represents a part of a closed tank or reservoir into which water or compressed air may be forced by substituting a suitable pump for one of th pumps 17 or 17' and 60" is a cylinder gages the trunnions of the the cords-8 and- 8, in which 77 in communication therewith having the close fitting. piston 61 which is adapted by means of the piston'rod to actuate the bar 61 which is designed to ex tend to and to connect with the lever 23, in slightly modified form, shown in Fig. 1 when the closed tank is used instead-0f the open one, so that when the desired pressure, in' the tank is attainedit will actuate the pump controllers as above described, and by having a separate set of levers as23 and23 for each pump allof the pumps may be antomatically controlled whether they pump into the same tank or not.

Figs. 2-, 3 and 4 are enlarged views illustrating the construction and functions of the different parts of the swivels W and W for shaft that is rigidly fixed to the bracket 7 7 in the upper part of the incasement of the windmill head (see Fig. 21) so' as to stand clear of the crosshead 14 and tubular shaft' .9 when they are at the upper limit of their range of action and-is designed to extenddown through said tubular shaft 9 and sufficient distance therebelow to accommodate as many swivels as may be needed. for the cords to beusedin the windmill, in this specification only two special swivels are needed asthe cord 8 does not need a 'vertically apertured swivel as an ordinary swivel link will always answer for one cord. In this special swivel the part 78' is a .fianged sleeve having two vertical apertures therethrough one of which is square and adapted to an easy. sliding fit'on the square shaft. 77'

and the other is to accommodate the passage of one or more cords through the swivel, and the sleeve portion is adapted to an easy rotatable working fit in the trunnioncd collar 78 which is mounted'between the flange 7 9' and'the removable collar 78" and is embraced by the lever 11" which encollar, and the sleeve is provided witli the apertured lug 79' to whlch the cord of each swivel is attached so that as the windmill'head turns about its axis the shaft 77 will cause the' sleeve of each swivel to turn therewith so that all of the cords above their swivel attachments will rotate therewith and prevent any entanglement thereof. 7 j v F ig; 27 is a view of a magnetic clutch with the part or member 80 carried on the live .or

driving part of-the' shaft 80 and the driven member or part:80." rigidly fixed on the driven-shafttSl, the member 80" having a hub =.portion that is adapted to rotate conis a square for operating the clutch, which circuit'may be closed or opened automatically by either of the switches shown in Figs. 22, 23 and 24. i

In Fig. 25- the lever or walking beam 16 of Fig. 1 is represented as having the arms 73 and 73. which are adapted-to actuate a quadrant as 74 by means of the cables or wires 74 and 74" and the quadrant 74 may be placed at any desired'distance from-the Windmill and be made to actuate either reciprocating or rotating devices the same as are shown in connection with the beams 15 and 16 in Fig. 1.

It is also observed that by placing the beam 15 near the top of the tower and 1 nak-' ing it so thatthe distance from the pivot 7 5 to the points where the cables 15% are attached is four times the distance from the pivot 75 to the point where thereciproC'ating shaft 9"is attached, the working strains on the part of the tower-below where 15 is anchored will be only one fourth of what it is on the part above that .point thus making it not necessary to provide for these.

heav 1 working strains throughout the greater portion of thetower, and also that by such apparatus the friction of the many bearings of the usual vertical shaft is avoided.

Thus a windmill 'ofthe character described above and mounted upona tower of any desired height is adapted, in connec-' tion. with the other apparatus as shown therewith, to furnish suitable power to sup-. ply all modern conveniences, that-are dependent upon power, to isolated residences and villag What I claim'as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheeljcomprising sails adapted to active and inactive positions, mechanism for putting said sails into and out of their active positions, a controller comprising a reciprocating sail, connecting devlces whereby a predetermined starting force of the wind acting against said reciprocating sa1l will cause said mechanism to put said Wllldwheel sails into their active positions and whereby a predetermined increase above the "said starting force of the wind will cause the said windwheel sails to be put into and held in their inactive positions while said increased force of wind prevails.

I 2. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheelicomprising sails adapted to active and inactive positions, mechanism for putting the said-windwheel sails into and out of their active positions, a device. or cord adapted to reciprocal movement; a weight and suitable connecting parts supported by saidrdevice or cord and adapt-- controller to raise and hold said gh in its elevated position for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination a wind wheel, mechanism for putting the sails of said windwheel into and out of their active positions, a part or pull out device comprising a portion of said mechanism and -adapted, throughout the greater part of its range of action, to

operate independent of the wheel connected parts 0; said mechanism, a series of weights spaced apart one above the other and normally supported independent of said device, and means connected with said device whereby predetermined forces or velocities of wind will cause it to elevate and support one, any number or all of said weights, for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination in a windmill power plant .of a wind wheel with sails adapted to active and inactive positions, a Wind actuated controller device, means whereby predetermined wind forces acting on said device and windwheel will cause-the movement of said wheel sails to be effected from active to inactive and inactive to active positions respectively, an oscillating sail portion comprising a part,-and carried by other moving parts, of said device,and means whereby the said sail portion may be turned to or from th .wind independent of the movements of the said other moving parts. v

' 5. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel having sails adapted to active and inactive positions, a controller device responsive to predetermined wind forces and adapted to causethe movement of said sails to or from their active and in active positions, means adapted, normally, to cause the said windwheel sails to be held in their inactive positions, and means whereby parts of said controller device may be optionally operated from a distant position.

6. The combination in a windmill power plant of a main frame or turntable adapted to operate about a vertical axis, a windwheel carried by said turntable and comprising sails which are adapted to active and inactive positions, a controller device also carried by said turntable and adapted to be automatically actuated by the force of the wind, means adapting said controller device to normally cause the said windwheel sails to be held in theirlinactive position, and means whereby predetermined wind forces will cause the said controller device to cause the turning of said windwheel sails to either active or inactive positions respectively;

7. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel having sails adapted to active and inactive positions, a controller device responsive to predetermined wind forces, and means whereby said controller device is, normally, adapted to cause. said windwheelsails to be turned to and held in their inactive position. i

8. In combination a brake or friction por-' tion, a brake lever, another lever spaced a suitable distance from and adapted to actu ate said brake lever, and a pull outcord adapted at the limit of its movement in one direction to set said brake lever and hold said portion against rotation and at the first part of its movement in the opposite direction to release said portion until the opposite limit of its range of action is ap-' proached when it will-cause said other lever to set said brake lever for the purpose set forth. 9. In combination a friction or brake portion, a brake lever adapted to hold said poradapted at the extreme limits of its range of action to cause saidlever to hold said.

portion against rotation and to actuate said lever only at the near approach to said limits.

10. The combination in a windmill'power plant of a wind wheel having sails adapted to active and inactive positions, a brake portion adapted to rotate with said windwheel and to oscillate independent thereof, means adapted to normally hold said sails in their active position and cause said brake portion to. rotate with said windwheel, a brakev adapted to hold said portion against rotation, and a pull-out device adapted at either limit of its range of action to set said brake on said brake portion for the purpose set forth.

11. In combination a friction or brake 'tion against rotation, and a pull out device portion, a brake adapted to hold said portion against rotation, a pull out device adapted at the approach to either limit of its range of action to set said brake, a

weight adapted to actuate said device in one direction, and a sail portion with suitable connections whereby a predetermined wind force will actuate said device in the other direction. c

12. In combination a brake portion, a brake adapted to retard or hold said, portion against rotation, a controller device adapted to normally set said brake at one limit of its range of action, a sail portion and suitable connections whereby predetermined velocities or wind forces will cause said device to move through the respective stages of its range of action to the opposite limit thereof, and a series of weights adapted to be successively raised by said device as it is moved from one limit of its range of action j 1 the other by said wind forces.

13 In combination a friction or brake port] on, a brake adapted to retard the movement of or holdsaid portion against rotation, and a controller device adapted to set said brake at thelimit of its range of action for the purpose set forth.

and to be actuated in one direction by ase- -r1es of weights and in the other direction by the force of the wind.

14. Incombination a'windwheel, a series of loads or power utilizing devices, a series of weights, and a controller device mounted .-1n operative relation to said windwheel and loads and adapted to be. actuated in one direction by said series of weights and in the other direction by the force of the wind whereby said windwheel is caused to be automatically connected to or disconnected from one br more of said loads according as the variations of the wind velocities demand,

15. In combination of different sized devices, power a windwheel, a series loads .or power utillzing transmitting mechanism whereby said windwheel is adapted to actuate said devices,

est during whereby said windwheel may be, held inactive and whereby said loads may be automatically connected and disconnected in order ranging'ofrom the lightest to the heavithe operation of said windwheel.

16. In combination'a tower, 'a main frame orturntable' provided with a pivot portion by means of which it is adapted to rotate or oscillate about a vertical. axis at the top of said tower, a windwheel carried by said turntable, a

tioned below utilizing device, a plurality of adapted to ing device, and means for preventing the entanglement of said cords during the operation of said devices and turntable.-

17 In combination a-tower or supporting frame, a windwheel operatively mounted at the'upper portion of said tower or frame,

- a controller device extending from the uplever, and means whereby other controller devices may be attached to perto the lower portions of said tower and comprising a sail at the upper and a pivoted lever atthe lower'portion thereof, a multiplicity of sheaves less flexible member or cord, the said menu-g adapted to carry an'endher or cord adapted to be actuated by said a multiplicity of saidmember.

5 18. In combination a-windwheel, power ,transmitting mechanism adapting said windwheel to. actuate a machine at a distance therefrom, controlling mechanism for said windwheel, a controller forsaid machine, and a main controller devicecomprising a sail portion and adapted inv connection with predetermined wind forces to acand an automatic controller mechanism, may be caused to actuate said pumping governor or speed regulator for, said windwheel, a powerutilizing device sta-' said pivot portion, a controller.- device carried bysaid turntable, means for transmitting'power from said windwheel to said power controller cords operatively mounted and. effect or vary the action of said governor, controller-device and power utiliz-.

tuate said windwheelcontrolling mechanism and said machine controlle' 19'. In combination a windwheel, control- I ling mechanism for said windwheel comprising a pivoted mast and a sail pivoted near the free end of sai means whereby mechanism, at a distance therefrom, may be actuated by-s'aid windwheel, an automatic stop device for said distant mechanism, and a cord with suitable connections extending from said stop device to said s'ail portion, for the purpose set forth.- I

20. In" combination a windwheel, a controller mechanism for said windwheel com-- prising a sail portion which is recirocally responsive to predetermined wind ones, a governor or speed regulator for said Wheel adapted to operate independent of but d'uring predetermined wind forces tobe controlled by the said controller mechan sm, steering mechanism for said windwheel tion of said sail portion, a tank, pumping means whereby said windwheel mechanism,- an automatic device for limiting the contents of said tank, and connecting parts whereby said device will cause said sail portion to be turned to and from the wind independent of the movements of the said governor and steering mechanism.

'21. In combination a windwheel having sails adapted to active and inactive positions, controlling mechanism for said windto service independent of the movements of said wheel and regulator, device adapted to be actuated b a power-utilizing the said windwheel, and means whereby t e force of the wind may cause the said main controller to effect the actuation or nonactuation of said powerutilizing device independent of the movements of said windwheel and speed regulator.

23; In combination awindwheel, an auto matic controller device comprisinga. sail portion, pumping mechanism comprlsmg a .TGCIPIOCatiHg shaft'or pump rod, a reciproeating frame or cage' slidablv mounted upon said rod, means whereby said windwheel is" adapted to actuate said frame or cage, a

ortion mast,

adapted' to operate independent of the acand means in operative connection with said pawl and sail portion whereby predetermined wind forces will cause said pawl to stand 'in actuating and nonactuating positions respectively, for the purpose set forth.

24. In combination a windwheel, an automatic controller device comprising a sail portion, pumping mechanism comprising areciprocating shaft, a reciprocating frame or cage'slidably mounted upon said shaft, means whereby said windwheel is adapted to actuate said cage, a pump actuating device carried by said cage, a tank adapted to receive the discharge from saidpumping mechanism, a tank controllerdevice, and independent connecting parts extending from said actuating device to said sail portion and said tank controller device.

25. In combination a reciprocating-shaft, v

a frame or cage .slidably mounted upon said shaft, a fixed collar on said shaft below said cage, an actuating pawl carried by said cage, and an oscillating collar comprising a lug and an arm, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

26. Incombination a shaft adapted to be reciprocally actuated, a cage or frame slidably mounted upon said shaft, a';shaft actuating part carried by said, cage or frame, an oscillating collar longitudinally fixed upon said shaft, and automatic means for actuating said collar whereby it is made to stand in an actuating or a nonactuating position relative to said actuating part.

27. In combination a shaft adapted to be reciprocally actuated, a' frame or cage slidably mounted upon said shaft, the pawl 22, the collar 20, and the stop pin w.

28.- In combination a windwheel, a walking beam adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, pivoted pumping levers, pumps adapted to be actuated by said levers, a se ries of apertures in said levers and corresponding apertures in said beam, connecting bars adapted to a pivoted engagement with" the corresponding apertures of said levers and beam, pumpcontroller devices as parts connecting said levers and pumps, and automatic means whereby said devices may be I so actuated as to operate said pumps singly,

unitedly or not at all during the operation of said walking beam.

29. The combinatlon 1n a windmill power plant of a windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, an individual controller device for each of said power utilizing devices, automatic means responsive to the force ofthe wind forefl'ecting, through the medium of said individual controller devices, the actuation or non-actuation of any one or any number of said power utiliz ng devices, other automatic means responsive to the work done or out-put of said power utilizing devices whereby through the medium of parts of the said individual controller devices the nonactuation of any one or any number of said power utilizing devices maybe eifected independent of the action of thesaid first named automatic means.

30.111 combination a tower or frame, a windwheel mounted at'the upper portion of said tower, a series of walking beams arranged one above the other below saidwheel and adapted to be actuated thereby, a multiplicity of rotating and reciprocating machines adapted to be actuated by said beams,

a, main controller device comprising a sail portlon, an individual controller device for each of said machines, and means whereby.

said main controller device will automatically so manipulate said individual devices as to cause such of said machines to be in operation as will be most economically operated by the wind force prevailing at the time.

31. In combination a tower or supporting frame, a windwheel mounted upon said frame, a multiplicity of machines stationed at various distances from said windwheel and-adapted to be actuated thereby, a con-- 'troller for each of said machines, a main controller comprising a sail portion mount ed at the upper portion of saidtower, and means in operative connection with said main controller whereby said machine controllers will be so manipulated automatically as to cause suchone or such group of said machines-to be operated "as will most economically utilize the wind force prevailing at the time of their operation.

32. In combination a tower, a main frame or turntable carrying a windwheel and mounted at the upper portion of said tower, a walking beam pivoted in the upper portion of said tower below said turntable, an other walking beam pivoted at the lower portion of said tower, cables or Wires connecting the corresponding end portions of said beams, a vertical aperture through said upper beam vertically below the center of the pivot portion of said turntable, a tubular reciprocating shaft adapted to be actuated by said windwheel and operatively connected to said upper walking beam, and means extending through the apertures of said shaft and beam for controlling said windwheel.

33. In combination a tower or supporting frame, a turntable adapted to rotate or oscillate about a vertical axis at the upper portion of said tower, a windwheel, a controller device adapted to rotate or oscillate with said-turntable, a pivoted or feathering sail portion for said device, means whereby machines at the lower portion of said tower may be actuated. by said windwheel, and means whereby said controller device may automatically start and stop said machines independent of and during the operation of said windwheel.

34. In combination a tower or supporting frame, a windwheel and a controller device" operatively mounted at the upper portion of said tower .or frame, operator at the lower portion of said tower may at option put said windwheel into or in a windmill power controlling mechaapproximately the same in degree of. force as those by which the said windwheel is actuated, and means whereby predetermined wind forces acting on said main controller I and windwheel'will automatically cause the against said controller mast to move in ES respective direction:

range of action in one actuation or nonactuation. of the said wind Wheel accordingz'to the respective predetermined wind forces.

36. The combination plant of a tower, said tower,

in a windmill power awindactuated controller part,

a pivoted mast carried by said turntable and adapted to be moved in one direction by the force of the wind acting on the said controller part, and meanswhereby a variable 001111-3 teracting force is applied tending to move said mast in the opposite direct-ion to that'tois moved by said controller partmovethrough its range of action by intermittent stages at,

which it whereby said mast is caused to the termination of each-of. which thesaid mastmay remain stationary-until a predeterminedincrease or decrease of windforce part will cause said therefrom. I v

37. The combination in a windmill'power plant of a tower,

by; said lever or nection with the force of'the WlIld to cause the movement of said 'leverthrough its full direction, means for moving saidlever through its full range of action in the opposite dlrection to which it is moved by the force of the-wind said means being adapted to cause the said lever to pass through its range of action by-partial moveinents making stops at a plurality of predete unined points as i-tftravels in either direcmeans by which an- 'a turntable at thetop' of I a turntable, a windwheel," anlosclllatory lever or mast, a sail. carried mast and adaptedin co'ntion, mechanism adapted to ofler a variable resistance or load to itsimpelli ngpower and adapted wheel, and means whereby the respectivere sistances carriedby said windwheel as said lever stands at the termination of its respective partial movement-s through its said range of action.

tobe actuated by the said wind l or loads of said mechanism will be r 38. In combination a tower, a mainframe or turntable mounted to rotate or oscillate about a gertical' axis at the top of said tower, a wmheel carried by said main frame, Walking beams at the upper and lower portions of said tower, strained parts in operative connection therewith and extendfrom one to the other otsaid beams, meanswhereby said windwheel is adapted toreciprocally actuate said beams duringits rotation or oscillation about said vertical 1 axis, a plurality of machines at the lower portion of said tower which are adapted-to be actuated by said beams, and: means in operative connection therewith whereby said machines. and windwheel: may: be automatically controlled. :each independent. of the other.

39-. combinationa tower, arwindwheel and a controller device mounted at the. up per portion of said tower, means. whereby said windwheel isadapted toiactuate amach-ine located ata distance therefrom, means whereby said controller device, in response to and 'acting inconjunction with certain predetermined wind forces, will cause said windwheel to go into or outfot-actnon, and means whereby said machinemay-be automaticallyput into or out of action-.by-ithe said: cont-roller device during and; independent of theoperation .ofthe said windwheel;

40. The combination ina windmlllpower plant of a tower, a main frame or turntable adapted to operate. about a vertical axis the top of said tower, a windwheel, aman:

controller carried by said. turntable and mounted independent of said; windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, an. ndividual controller part for each of said power utilizing devices, an intermediatecontroller mechanism ini'roperatlveconnect on with said main controller and all ot'sald- 1ndividualcontrollers, and a-work or-output controller for each of the said power 11111115? ing devices which are adapted to.-control| the operation 0t their respect ve devices indwpendent of the action of thesald: main and mtermediate controllers durln'guthev opera tion of said windwheel.

'41. The combinationin a windmill power plant ofa. controller part responsive to vary ations in; the force of the w1nd,"a=device lo .cated: at a. distance fi'om 'saidcontrollen part and adapted to actuate a plural ty ofiother controller mechanisms, and means whereby said controller part will automatically cause said device to actuate said other controller mechanism in accord with the variations in the force of the wind. v

42. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel, a lurality of power utilizing machines, an individual controller for each of said machines, a device adapted to 'manipulate said individual controllers, a controller part responsive to variations in the force of the wind, and means in operative connection with said controller part whereby said device may beautomatically caused to so manipulate said individual controllers as to utilize but one any number or all of said power utilizing machines according to variations in the force of the wind.

i8. in combination a wind actuated controller part adapted to ,be moved in one direction by the force of the wind and having means tending to move it in the other direction, an endless cord or belt operatively mounted, another cord or belt mounted with its end. portions secured to said endless cord, and means in operative connection with said controller part whereby irregular wind forces will automatically impart a reciprocating motion to said cords or belts.

44. The. combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel, a wind actuated controller parthaving a fixedrange of action, and means in connection with said controller part whereby it is caused to hold said windwheel against rotation at either limit of its range of action.

45. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel, a governor for said windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices, means whereby said devices are adapted to be actuated by said-windwheel, a controller device having a fixed range of action and being responsive to predetermined variations in the force of the wind and adapted to operate independent of said governor except at the near approach to the lim its of said range of action, and means whereby said controller device is adapted to automatically cause the alternate operation of said power utilizing devices during the operationof said windwheel.

46. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel, a main controller re sponsive to the variations in the force of the windand mounted independent of said windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, an individual controller part for each of said power utilizing devices, an intermediate controller mechanism in operative connection c with said main controller and all of the said tomatically cause the said individual controller parts to be put either into or out of operating connection with their respective power utilizing devices independent of the movement of the said main controller and intermediate controller mechanism during the operation of said windwheel.

47. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel, speed regulating mechanism for said windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices, means whereby said windwheel is adapted to actuate said devices, an individual controller for each of said power utilizing devices, amain controller responsive to predetermined wind forces, and means wherebysaid main controller is adapted to automatically cause said individual controllers to put their respective power utilizing devices either into or out of service during the operation of said windwheel and speed regulating mechanism.

es. In combination a windwheel having a plurality of pivoted sail portions whose range of impellin service position is from a position full in t e wind to a position near where they are completely out of the. Wind,

a governor adapted'to automatically vary 7 the action of said sail portions throughout said range of impelling service position during the rotation of said windwheel, and a wind actuated controller device-having a limited range of action and adapted at its near approach to either limit of said range of action to automatically cause said governor to turn said sail portions to their inactive positions.-

49. In combination a windwheel having a plurality of pivotally mounted sails, a governor adapted to cause the oscillation of said sails on their pivots during the rotation of said windwheel, and a controller device having a reciprocal movement and adapted at,either limit of its range of action to hold said governor and windwheel inactive.

50. In combination a windwheel provided with impact surfaces which are adapted to be so actuated automatically that they may all simultaneously operate full in the wind,

. a plurality of power utilizing devices ofidifferent capacities, means whereby said devices are adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, a controller device responsiveto the variationsin the force of the wind, and means whereby said controller, device is adapted to automatically efi'ect the alternate operation of said devices during the operation of said windwheel;

51. The combination in a windmill power plant of a windwheel comprising a sail portion which is adapted to active and inactive positions, speed regulating mechanism for said windwheel, a power utilizing machine placed at a distance from said windwheel,

power transmitting mechanism by means of the actuation of said adapted to cause power utilizing mawhich said. windwheel is chine, a controller for controller device responsive to predetermined wind forces, means whereby the said predetermined wind forces will produce such movement of said main controller as will cause said sail portion to assume either active or inactive positions respectively, and means whereby other predetermined Wind forces will cause such movement of said main controller as will causesaid machine controller to effect either the actuation orl nonactuation respectively of said power utlllzlng machine during the operatlon of said windwheel and speed regulating mech anism.

52. In combination a main frame or turntable mounted upon a tower and adapted to automatically operate about a vertical axis,

a main controller device nonrotatable with respect to and carried by said turntable and adapted'to respond to the variations in the force of the wind, a plurality of other controller devices mounted apart from said turntable, and means whereby said main controller device is adapted to automatically and alternately actuate said other controller devices during the operation of said turntable about said vertical axis.

53. The combination in a windmill power ,plant of a shaft adapted to be reciprocallyactuated, a frame or. cage adapted to reciprocate independent of or to carry said shaft with it, means for reciprocating said frame or cage, a pawl or shaft actuating part carried bysaid cage, a collar longitudinally fixed on said shaft and adapted to coact with said pawl in causing said shaftto reciprocate with said cage, automatic means for moving said pawl to either an actuating.

or a nonactuating position, and an. elastic or adaptedto operate about a vertical axis at' table, ayertically yielding p rt connecting said pawl with said automatic means.

54. The combination in a windmill power plant of a tower, a main frame or turntable therewith, a pullout cord for said wind-' wheel secured to said swivel casting, and a controller cord securedv at its upper end to,

said controller mechanism and extending I through the vertical aperture ofthe said swivel casting-J y 55. The combination in a windmill power said. machine, a main plant of a tower, a turntable rotatably mounted at the upper portion ofsaid tower, a windwheel carried by. said turntable, a plurality of machines stationed independent of said turntable and adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, an individual controller for each of said machines, a main controller responsive to predetermined variations in the force of, the wind and so mounted as to be actuated by substantially the same. force of wind as impels said windwheel, an intermediate controller mechanism 1n operatlve connectlon with sald individual controllers and adapted to be actuated by said main controller, and means mountedln machines whereby predetermined wind forces actin on said wlndwheel and mam operative relation to said controllers and 1 controller Wlll automatically cause the operation of any oneor any number of said machines respectively.

56. In combination a tower, a windwheel mounted at theupper portion of said tower, a power utilizing device at the lower portion of said tower, means whereby said power utilizing device may be actuated by said windwheel, means mounted adjacent.

to said windwheel for controlling both said wheel and device, and means whereby said controlling means in connection with prede-.

termined. wind forces. may automatically cause said windwheel to be put either into service or out of service during actuating winds and said power utilizing device to be put either into or out of service operation of said windwheel.

57. In combination a mainframe or turntable, a pivot portion by means of whlch said turntable is adapted to operate about a vertical axis, a windwheel carried by said turntable, governor mechanism for said windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices mounted independent of said turntable, .means by which said w1n d w h eel is adapted to actuate said power ut1l1z1ng deduring the vices during thedperation of said turntable 1 about saidlve'rtical axis, an individual controller for each of said power utilizing devices, a main controller for said governing mechanism carriedby said turntable and .adaptedito be actuated by the force of the wind, and means whereby. said main controller is adapted to actuate said individual controllers.

'58. In combination a windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devicesadapted to be actuated by sald'windwheel, a controller device responsive to variations inthe force ofthe wind, having a fixed range of action and adapted upon 'its near approach to either limit of said range of action to hold said windwheeljagai'nst rotation, a plurality of. weights, rneans whereby said controller device is. adapted; to alternately raise and hold suspended said weights-as moves parts of each of from one "to the other of said fixed whereby said-windwheel is adapted to ac tuate a machine located at a distance therefrom, the said machine, a controller for said machine, a main controller adapted to act in accordance with thevariations in the force of the wind, means whereby said main controller may automatically cause said windwheel and governing mechanism to stand inactive in the absence of either work or suitable wind "force, and means whereby partsof said machine controller may be -automatieally operated. by said main controller during theoperation of said windwheel and governing mechanism.

60. In combination a shaft adapted to be reciprocally actuated longitudinally, a frame or cage adapted to reciprocate with or independent of said shaft, a shaft actuating part carried by said frame or cage, an oscillating collar longitudinally fixed upon said shaft, and automatic means for oscillating said collar whereby it is made to stand in either an actuating or a nonactuating position relative to said shaft actuating part.

61. The combination in a windmill power plant of a shaft adapted to belongitudinally reciprocated, a power transmitting part adapted to be reciprocated with or independent of said shaft, a shaft actuating part carried by said power transmitting part, an oscillating collar longitudinally fixed upon said shaft and adapted to cooperate with said shaft actuatin part in causing the reciprocation of sai shaft, and means for automatically causing the oscillation of said collar.

62. In combination a shaft adapted to be longitudinally reciprocated, a moving part adapted to reciprocate with or independent of said shaft, an automatically operated actuating part carried by said moving part, and an automaticallyoperated coacting-part substantially longitudinally fixed upon said shaft and adapted to an operative engage ment with said actuating part for the purpose set forth. v

63. 'In combination a windwheel, a power utilizing device, means whereby said windwheel may be caused to actuate said power utilizating device, a main controller, means whereby said main controller may automaticallycause either the actuation or nonactuation of said device during the opera- 1 tion of said windwheel, a work or out-put controller, means whereby said work or output controller may automatically cause either the actuation or nonactuation of the said device. during the operation of said windwheel independent of the action of said main controller, and means whereby the said work controller may automatically cause said. windwheel to be put either into or out of service during the prevalence of windwheel independent of the action of the said main controller, and means whereby the said work controller may automatically cause said windwheel to be put either into or out of service during the prevalence of operating wind forces.

65. In combination a windwheel, a plurality of power utilizing devices, means whereby said windwheel may be caused to actuate said devices, a main controller,

means whereby said main controller may automatically cause e ther the actuation or nonactuation of any one or any number ofsaid power utilizing devices during the operation of said windwheel, a work or output controller, and means whereby the said work controller may automatically cause either the actuation or nonactuation of one or more of said devices during the operation of said windwheel independent of the action of said-main controller.

66. In combination a tower, a main frame or turntable mounted to operate about a vertical axis at the top of said tower, a dependent shaft mounted to move about said vertical axis with said turntable, a plurality of swivel portions mounted to operate about said vertical axis with said dependent shaft, a windwheel and controller mechanism carried by said turntable, a plurality of controller cords extending from said swivel portions to said controller mechanism, and means in connection with said cords and swivel portions whereby said windwheel and controller mechanism may be practically manipulated during the operation of said turntable about said vertical axis.

67. In combination a windwheel comprising a sail portion which is adapted to be put into active and inactive positions with respect to the direction of the wind, a controller part having a fixed range of action,

and means whereby said controller partmay ried by said turntable, a plurality of power utilizing devices stationed at a distance from said turntable, a plurality of controller cords in operative connection with said controller devit e and saidpower utilizing devices, and means for the practical nonentangling operation of said controller cords during the operation of said windwheel,

' turntable and power utilizing devices.

, automaticall 69. The combination in a windmill power plant of a Wind wheel, .mechanism of a varying. work or out-put capacity, means adapting said mechanism to be operated {rom its minimum to its maximum capacity y said windwheel, a main controller responsive to predetermined wind forces and adapted to move. through a definite range of action, means whereby said main controller when at either of the extreme'limits of said range of action will automatically cause said windwheel to be held out of action, work controlling mechanism, and means whereby the said main controller will cause the operation of said work contro ing mechanism in accordance with the res ective wind forces as the said main contra or is caused to operate between the. said extreme limits of its range of action-i *fiQEIn a windmill power plant, in combination a windwheel mechanism adapted to said windwheel, and an automatic controller power utilizing actuated by the device responsive to predetermined variaa tions in the force of the; wind havin a fixed range of movement and adapted w ile at the extremes ofthe said range of movement to hold the said windwheel inactive and while occu ying intermediate positions plant of a windwheel, a speed regulator and power controller mounted in connection with said windwheel, a main controller so mount- .ed that it may operate independent of the ing" devices adapted to be actuated by said windwheel, an individual controller part for each of said power utilizing devices, an intermediate controller mechanism in operative connection with said main controller and all of said individual controllers, and a work-0r out-put controller for each of the said' vpower utilizing devices which are adaptedto control the. operation or out-put of their respective devices independent of .said windwheel, a plurality of power utilizthe movements of the saidmain andintermediate controllers. l

' Intestimony whereof have signed my name to this specification 1n the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM P. BRETT. Witnesses:

W. R. FUNK, STAOIA RAUPP. 

